Recommendation 34: Check signal alignment and sighting at commissioning

From Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff, published 24 February 2000.

Recommendation

Railtrack should ensure that the alignment and sighting of signals is confirmed at the time of commissioning, both from the signal and from the track, and appropriate records made, including photographs (paras 3.16, 16.14).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 216

Reference: 17.9

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Southall Inquiry

Report Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff 24 Feb 2000

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Themes and tags

Quality and safety oversight Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards Corporate data issues

Recommendation made 26.7 years ago